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n Siblings run Bowie businesseson shared street

BY EMILIE SHAUGHNESSY

STAFFWRITER

Bloodmay be thicker thanwater, but inthe quiet antique district of Old TownBowie, it’s nomatch for the tough skin

formed from years of negotiating over vintagefurniture, costume jewelry and collectableglassware.

BrothersMike Keller, 58, of Lanham andChristopher Keller, 56, of Adelphi own com-peting antique stores on the same street inBowie and have run them simultaneously fornearly 20 years.

“One brother is on one side of the bridgeand the other brother is on the other side,”said Teri Russell, who owns Simple PleasuresIce Cafe on 9th Street and organizes the OldTown Bowie annual fall festival. “Everybodythat’s in business [on this street], they’re allfamily. I don’t knowwhy they have separatebusinesses.”

The Keller siblings grew up patronizingyard sales and collecting antiques with theirlatemother Lorraine Keller and developed aknack for spotting valuable collector’s items,said Christopher Keller. But despite the factthat their businesses are separated only bythe 9th Street Bridge, the brothers have nevergone into business together and never planto, he said.

“It’s basically competitive in this busi-ness…very competitive,” he said. “We

Antique rivalry endures for county brothersPHOTOS BY EMILIE SHAUGHNESSY/THE GAZETTE

Christopher Keller (left) of Adelphi owns Christopher’s Antiques in Old Town Bowie. His brother, Mike Keller of Lanham, owns Keller’s Antiques on the same street.

n External audit sought afterBowie couple fined for filing

claims on missing wedding ring

BY JAMIEANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFFWRITER

Prince George’s County schoolleaders are calling for an external audit“inanabundanceof caution,” followingthe resignation of the school system’s

chief financial officer and his wife, aschool system internal auditor, amidfindings of fraud.

The Maryland Insurance Admin-istration issued a ruling Aug. 13 thatstated Prince George’s County PublicSchools’ CFO Colby R. White and hiswife, Keisha White, “knowingly vio-lated” Maryland Insurance Law, andfined the Bowie couple $6,000.

According to the Maryland Insur-ance Administration, on April 5, 2013,Colby White reported to Hartford,

Conn.-based Travelers Indemnity In-surance that his wife lost her diamondengagement and wedding ring set, andfiled a claim.

Travelers paid the Whites $16,313for the loss of the ring.

Then, on Sept. 25, 2013, ColbyWhite filed a claim with Erie (Penn.)Insurance Exchange for the same setof rings, claiming they were lost on oraround Aug. 24, 2013, according to theMaryland Insurance Administration.

According to the report, White

initially denied that a prior claim hadbeen filed, but when confronted withevidence, admitted to receiving com-pensation for theprior claim. Followingthe admission, theWhiteswithdrew theErie claim. No working phone numberfor Colby or Keisha White could beidentified by deadline.

According to the MIA filing, thecouple was found to have violatedMaryland insurance law relating to fil-ingmultiple claims andknowingly sub-mitting inaccurate information.

“This is very disturbing,” said JoanOgburn-Hyson, president of the PrinceGeorge’s County PTA Council. “Ourcounty underwent an audit last yearthat revealed much-needed changesand we were beginning to see thosechanges implemented.”

A joint statement issued by schoolsystem CEO Kevin Maxwell and schoolboard chair Segun Eubanks said thatthe school system first learned of the

SchoolsCFO, wife resign after fraud revelations

n Construction expected tobegin in 2015, officials say


STAFFWRITER

Bowie officials are makingtracks to expand plans for a rail-road-themed park in the city’shistoric district.

Council members agreed toextend a park planned for theend of 10th street in Old TownBowie by about 15,000 squarefeet, giving families more room

to enjoy train-themed play-ground equipment and theshade of trees located on the an-nexed property.

The park will connect tothe Bowie Railroad Museumthrough the Bowie HeritageTrail — a path system the cityhas been planning for about sixyears that will eventually con-nect to Jericho Park and BowieState University, said city planning director Joe Meinert.

“[The designers] are trying

Bowie enlarges areafor park, playground

n Playhouse renovations include stairs, levelflooring to aid productions


STAFFWRITER

Theater troupes performing at the Bowie Play-house will no longer need to worry about crookedprops and precarious ascension to the stage once theplayhouse undergoes a series of renovations plannedfor this winter.

The Bowie City Council agreed Sept. 15 to funda $62,000 replacement of the stage and stairs at theBowie Playhouse, a city owned and operated venuewhich is home to three resident theater companies.

Roy Peterson, president of New Carrollton-basedPrince George’s Little Theatre, said stage bumps andrivets occasionally caused setmishaps.

“It’s definitely an improvement that was badlyneeded for a long time,” Peterson said. “You wouldset up a door and it would open a little bit, but thenit would hit a bump and wouldn’t open. So the actorswere trying to make this grand entrance and couldn’tbecause [of the uneven stage].”

PrinceGeorge’s LittleTheatrewill be thefirst grouptouse thenewstage and stairswith its productionof “AShot in the Dark” opening Jan. 9, Peterson said.

The renovations to the stage and stairswill cost ap-proximately about$24,000more than thecityoriginallybudgeted for the project, according to a memo from

Performersready for newBowie stage

n Some students questionwillingness to comply

with ban

BY KIRSTEN PETERSENSTAFFWRITER

Some students at PrinceGeorge’s Community Collegesay the new smoking ban maynot snuff out the school’s addic-tion, expressing doubts aboutthe ban’s enforcement and thecollege’s compliance.

The school’s smoke- andtobacco-free policy, which wentinto effect Sept. 15, is a total ban— students and staff are notpermitted to smoke anywhereon campus at any time, said Pa-mela Thomas, the manager ofthe school’s health educationcenter.

Thomas and Lark Dobson,the dean of human resources,are the coordinators of the“Breathe Free” initiative and

Largo college worksto snuff out smoking

KIRSTEN PETERSEN/THE GAZETTE

Bianca Wingate (right), 18, of Bowie conducts a survey about smokingbehavior at Prince George’s Community College in Largo.

See ANTIQUE, Page A-9

See FRAUD, Page A-8

See STAGE, Page A-8

See PARK, Page A-8See SMOKING, Page A-7

SEPT. 25United State Air Force Concert, 10:30

a.m., Bowie Center for the PerformingArts, 15200 Annapolis Road, Bowie. TheUnited States Air Force Orchestra willperform two free concerts in themainhall. Contact 301-805-6880 or [email protected].

Riverdale Baptist School High SchoolPreview Night 6:30 p.m., Riverdale Bap-tist School, 1133 Largo Road, UpperMarl-boro. RBS is hosting a high school previewnight formiddle school students and par-ents. RSVP at rbshspreview.eventbrite.com. Contact 301-249-7000 Ext. 103 [email protected].

SEPT. 26Fall Hand Dance, 8 tomidnight at Har-

monyHall Regional Center, 10701 Liv-ingston Road, FortWashington. Grooveat the annual Fall HandDance. Cost isresident: $15; non-residents: $20. Contact301-203-6040; TTY 301-203-6030.

SEPT. 27ICC 5K Run/Walk, 9 to 11:30 a.m.,

Watkins Regional Park, 301Watkins ParkDrive, UpperMarlboro. RUN ICC, Nostal-gic 1980‘s-themed 19th Annual 5KWalk/Run for all ages. On-line Registration/feerequired: http://www.iccpgc.org. All do-nations tax deductible. Cost is $35 adults,$15 youth, $25 virtual donors and $50groups. Contact 301-580-6229 or [email protected].

Special Needs Family One CommunityDay, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ardmore Elemen-tary School, 9301 Ardwick-Ardmore Road,

Springdale. A day of fun and interactivelearning experiences about safety issuesfor special needs children, their families,and community service providers. Con-tact www.specfoundation.org or [email protected].

District 8 Health Fair, 10 a.m. to 2p.m., Southern Regional Technology andRecreation Complex, 7007 Bock Road,FortWashington. Event will includemedical, dental and vision screenings,vendors, physical fitness activities for theseniors, families and children, give awaysand door prizes. Contact 301-952-3860 [email protected].

Old Town Bowie Fall Festival, 11 a.m.to 5 p.m., Old Town Bowie, 8519 ChestnutAve., Bowie. Featuring vendors, food, liveentertainment, moonbounces and animalattractions, this free event is perfect forfamilies. Visit us at www.facebook.com/OTBFallFestival or [email protected].

Celebrate Baden Day, Noon to 5 p.m.,Baden Community Center, 13601 Baden-Westwood Road, Brandywine. This com-munity day featuresmechanical rides,carnival like games, face painting, artists,amoon bounce, train rides and vendors.Contact 301-888-1500; TTY 301-203-6030.

SEPT. 28Men’s Day Celebration, 10:30 a.m.,

GlennDale UnitedMethodist Church,8500 Springfield Road, GlennDale. Themen of the churchwill lead the service,whichwill include amen’s quartet perfor-mance. Dr. James Smith will also deliverthemessage, “Stick Your Neck Out forChristianity.” Contact 301-262-2299 or

[email protected] formoreinformation.

SEPT. 29Golf tournament for Jerusalem AME

Church, 8 a.m., Joint Base Andrews. As adeveloping churchwith a smaller congre-gationwe pray this event will enable usto fund our operational budget, outreachministries, contribute to our scholarshipfund and assist two developing churches.Contact [email protected].

SEPT. 30Life Cycle of a Butterfly and But-

terfly Pasta Workshop, 4 p.m., BadenLibrary, 13803 Baden-Westwood Road,Brandywine. Learn about the life cycle ofa butterfly and complete a craft. This pro-gram is presented by the Prince George’sCountyMaster Gardeners. Ages 6-10.Contact 301-888-1152.

OCT. 1Prince George’s County District III

Coffee Circle, 9 to 11 a.m.,Wegmans inWoodmore Towne Centre, Glenarden.Contact 301-602-6857.

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n Parents, peers sayClinton instructor makesschool fun and inviting


Sonia Beckford, the prin-cipal of James Ryder RandallElementary School, said whenyou’re in Touré Animashaun’sclassroom, you want to be inkindergarten again.

“Her room is so inviting,I wished I was five years oldagain so she could be myteacher,” Beckford said.

Animashaun, 58, of Clin-ton is non-stop from the mo-ment the school day begins,leaping fromphonics tomathto music in her frog-themedclassroom and pushing stu-dents to achieve beyond theirparents’ expectations.

Parents were so enthusi-astic about her teaching thatthe school askedAnimashaunto continue teaching her kin-dergartnerswhen they startedfirst grade in 2013.

Animashaun said she isopen to following this year’sclass to first grade as well ifparents are interested.

At its core, Animashaunsaid her teaching style is allabout the importance of play.

“I can’t sit in a chair for15 minutes. I can’t make achild,” Animashaun said. “Iunderstand the power of playin kindergarten.”

When her students dogood work, she says “rodeo”and her students respondwith a “yee-haw” and a twirlof their invisible lassos.

Dawn Glasco of UpperMarlboro said she enrolledher daughter, Zion, at JamesRyder Randall because ofAnimashaun’s reputationas a teacher. Zion was inAnimashaun’s 2012-2013kindergarten class and her2013-2014 first grade class.

“It was very special to mebecause she sees the childrenin every way, not only aca-demically, but also emotion-ally, and you cannot take that

for granted,” Glasco said.Animashaun taught kin-

dergarten for four years in hernative South Carolina beforestepping away to raise herchildren. After 10 years of be-ing a stay-at-home mother,Animashaun moved to Mary-land and started volunteeringin her daughter’s kindergar-ten classroom at AllenwoodElementary School in TempleHills and couldn’t stop, shesaid.

“I love what I do. I prac-tically live and breathe thisplace,” Animashaun said.“When you like somethingyou always put more into it.”

Animashaun taughtkindergarten at Fort FooteElementary School in Fort

Washington for 12 years be-fore she moved to James Ry-der Randall in 2012, whereher former principal, Beck-ford, had taken the helm in2011.

Beckford said after morethan 20 years teaching kin-dergarten, Animashaun stillhas the enthusiasm of a first-year teacher.

“She truly loves what shedoes, and you can tell by howshe interacts with her stu-dents,” Beckford said.

Her teaching style hasproduced exceptional results,Beckford said.

By the end of the 2012-2013 school year, the major-ity of her kindergartners werereading at twice the required

proficiency to enterfirst grade,Beckford said.

“Ms. Animashaun takesthem through X, Y, Z and be-yond,” Beckford said.

Glasco is also a kinder-garten teacher at James Ry-der Randall and said shehas incorporated some ofAnimashaun’s teaching tech-niques to teach her class.

“I try to treat every child inhere like my own child,” Ani-mashaun said. “I want this tobe a place where they learnand grow. I will do cartwheels,go leaps and bound to helpyou learn.”

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Touré Animashaun, 58, of Clinton offers one of her kindergarten students a seashell during a Sept. 18 letterexercise on the letter “S.”

n Touch-screen computerswill supplement classroom

lessons, teachers say


STAFFWRITER

Learning is about to get alot more hands-on for studentsat C. Elizabeth Rieg RegionalSchool inMitchellville.

ThePrinceGeorge’sCounty-run school for students with de-velopmental disabilities made aseries of upgrades this year, in-cluding a curriculum redesign,new security cameras, touchscreen computers, desktopcomputers and ergonomic seat-ing options for students.

The most visible change isthe set of 10 large touch screencomputers, which will be avail-able this school year in theschool’s computer lab and ineach classroom, said principalPatrice Watson. All together,the curriculum, computersand seating cost approximately$28,000 of the school’s budget,Watson said.

SegunOgedebe, the school’stechnology liaison, said theschool ordered a touch screencomputer about four years agofor a visually impaired studentand staff noticed how well thestudents responded.

“The way she was workingon it, and listening to the audio,we thought ‘wow this wouldbe good for the students’,” hesaid. “We did this so that eachkid would have an opportunityto use a computer and touch itand do whatever they want todo with it. When you see someof them working on it, you’d beamazed.”

Ogedebe said the com-puter lab touch screens arepre-installed with educationalsoftware and he is encouragingteachers to tailor programs ontheclassroomscreens to supple-ment theirmaterial.

Sheku Mansaray of Lando-ver said his six-year-old son,

Sheku Mansaray Jr., a Rieg stu-dent, has become accustomedto using a touch screen at home.

“Last year they didn’t have[the touch screens at school]for him, and he doesmost of hisstuff on the iPads,” he said. “Heplays music and looks at somegames and learns his ABCs andthat sort of stuff.”

Jennifer Martin-Johnson,Rieg’s Parent-Teacher Orga-nization president, said touchscreens can help enhance a stu-dent’s learning experience.

“The kids are being exposed[to new technology] and to atouch screen computer whenthey may not be able to ma-nipulate a keyboard,” she said.“It’s just good stuff for the kids.All kinds of new tools tohelp ourkids learn because you have tohave different types of methodsto reach these kids. “

In addition to the newtouch-screen technology, theschool is incorporating newmedicine ball “alert seats” de-signed to help students sit upstraight and focus, a new cur-riculum focus on incorporatingpractical life skills into every daylessons and a security camerasystem,Watson said.

“[The new curriculum] hassocial skills embedded,”Watsonsaid. “Practical things like put-ting on your clothes or brushingyour teeth.”

Martin-Johnson said par-ents are excited about the newchanges at the school, especiallyabout the new camera system.

“The security devices arejust incredible,” she said. “Wewere wide open for somethingregarding special needs stu-dents. Someone could comein and do something and youwouldnever know,because theycan’t tell anybody.”

The school held its secondlock-down drill this school yearto practice using the securitysystem and sheltering in place,Martin-Johnson said.

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Derrick Robinson of Hyattsville shows his daughter, Zarria Lewis, 7, thetouch-screen feature of the new computers at C. Elizabeth Reig RegionalSchool during the Sept. 18 Back to School Night in Mitchellville.

Fort Washington resi-dents can get free healthscreenings, climb a rock walland take home fresh produceSaturday during the third an-nual District 8 CommunityHealth Fair.

The fair, which will takeplace from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. atthe Southern Regional Tech-nology and Recreation Com-plex, will featuremore than 50exhibitors offering health andwellness information, saidCharles Gilbert, the health fair

committee chair.“People should come out

to this fair, number one, be-cause it’s free, number two,because it has great infor-mation and number three,because it’s in their ownback-yard,” Gilbert said.

For the first time, partici-pants will have access to thecomplex’s rock climbing wallduring the health fair, he said.

Residents can also pick upfree produce donated by theCapital Area Food Bank and

the Mid-Atlantic GleaningNetwork, Gilbert said.

The community healthfair is sponsored by PrinceGeorge’s County CouncilmanObie Patterson (D-Dist. 8) ofFort Washington, the KappaFoundation of Fort Wash-ington, the Prince George’sCounty Health Departmentand the Maryland NationalCapital Park and PlanningCommission.

Gilbert, who is a memberof the Kappa Foundation, said

sponsoring thehealth fair sup-ports the foundation’s effort tomentor and tutor youth.

“We think a strong mindand body will help you as itrelates to academia,” Gilbertsaid. “This is one way we cangive back with something wethink is near and dear to all ofus.”

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BY EMILIE SHAUGHNESSYSTAFFWRITER

BonnieMoore of Bowie saidshe foundherselfwithadecisionto make after a 2008 divorce lefther newly single with a recentlyremodeled, five-bedroomhouseon her hands.

“I loved the house,” saidMoore, 69. “My choice was towalk away and lose the value Iput in it, or stay and try to makea go of it.”

Moore was not alone in herpredicament. As the retired at-torney and management con-sultant began to search foralternatives to selling her home,she said shenoticed the increas-ing demand for shared hous-ing situations for mature singlewomen.

The realization inspiredMoore’s new business, GoldenGirls Network, an online regis-try that helps active adults findhousemates. Moore created herfirst version of the website in2013, then launched the currentservice in July, she said. Cur-

rently, Moore lives in her homewith four roommates.

“[Sharedhousing] is actuallybecoming a movement in theaging-in-place industry,” shesaid. “It’s becoming somethingof interest to people ages 50 to70 who are single and want tosavemoney on housing costs.”

Named after a television sit-com that ran from 1985 to 1992about four senior citizen room-mates, GoldenGirls is a nationaldatabase, where users pay $39for a three-month subscriptionto search for roommates in theirarea, Moore said. While GoldenGirls was originally designedto meet the needs of singlewomen, the service is availabletomen as well, Moore said.

“They don’t mind beingcalled Golden Guys,” she said.

Josephine Brown, 61, ofBowie said she joined theGoldenGirls network about twomonths ago and is looking forwomenwith similar interests toshare her five-bedroom home.

Brown said that she is look-ing for renters who are com-munity-oriented, have no petsand are looking to enjoy timewith girlfriends instead of sim-ply “husband hunting.” Brownheard about Moore’s businessthrough a friend and a Google

search, she said.“I didn’t particularly want

to [search for housemates] onCraigslist. I’m just not a fanof it,” Brown said. “I think thewhole concept of Golden Girlsattracted me. I don’t just wanta roommate, I want someonewho wants to share the homeand maybe other activities. Iwant to get to know the per-son.”

Brown said several peoplehave contacted her through theGoldenGirls network, and she’sshowing one of her rooms nextweek.

KathyWhite, senior servicesmanager for the Bowie SeniorCenter, said housing resourcesare important for seniors inBowie and across the nation.

“Affordable housing is anissue all over the country forseniors and programs such as[Golden Girls Network] mayhelp to fill that gap,” she said. “Ithink the concept is good, espe-cially if seniors are living alone,and they’re looking for a room-mate to move into their houseor to move out of their house.”

In addition to the room-mate search service, Mooreis launching the Golden GirlsCompanion Program, whichwill help users find or register

to be a live-in companions, shesaid.

The service will be similarto the housemate program, butcompanionswill be bondedandmonitored, she said.

Moore, her staff and threestudent interns providedthrough the Bowie Business In-

novation Center are currentlyworking onmarketing bothpro-grams, she said. The Bowie BICpartners with small businessesin the Bowie-area and offersthem resources and rental of-fice space.

“We’re trying to get thechurches interested in thehome

companion program becausewe think churches will knowpeople in their congregationwho could use these services,”she said. “There are so manypeople around the county whoare interested in this.”

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n Hyattsville team creditsintense studying


If Michael Blackwell’s fatherhadn’t had a hip replacement,his middle school’s team mightnotbemovingon to the 29th an-nual Science Bowl semifinals.

Michael, an eighth-grader atNicholasOremMiddle School inHyattsville, said he knew the an-swer to a multiple choice ques-tion about a femoral prosthesisbecause of his father’s surgery.

“My dad had a hip replace-ment. That’s the only way Icould actually get that,”Michaelsaid.

The25-point question—thehighest value in the Jeopardy!-style quiz show for PrinceGeorge’s County elementaryand middle schools — endeda four-question streak duringwhich neither Nicholas Oremnor the team from Thomas G.Pullen Creative Arts Academy inLandover could offer a correctanswer.

Blackwell’s response putNicholas Orem in the lead andpropelled them to a spot in theMarch 17 semifinal. The finalscore, 185-170, was low for aquarterfinal match, said RoyManning, the sponsor of theThomas G. Pullen team.

The Nicholas Orem teamsponsors, science teachersKristina Rankine and CaitlannO’Dell, said this is the first timeNicholas Orem has had thechance to compete in the semi-finals.

“Their dedication is defi-nitely what pushed this team tothe semifinals,”O’Dell said, not-ing that team members studiedduring lunch the week leadingup to thematch.

Nicholas Orem MiddleSchool’s team included eighth-grade captain David Sanchezand eighth-graders Stan Amou-zou, Michael Blackwell, andPaul Oriala. David and Paul pre-viously competed in the ScienceBowl as sixth-graders, they said.

To prepare for the semifi-nals, Paul said the teamneeds tostudy and focus on speed.

“We also need to be faster,”Paul said. “[Thomas G. Pullen’steam] was pretty fast, but someof them knew the answers be-fore the questionwas asked.”

Pullen’s team includedeighth-grade captain DeborahOmotoso, eighth-graders Maki-yah Holder and Erica Morrisseyand seventh-graders BrittanyLinus and John Patrick Abergos.Deborah was a member of thePullen team that advanced tosemifinals last year.

The quarterfinalmatch con-cluded a three-game series thatkicked off the quiz show’s 29thyear. David Zahren, the show’shost and producer, said eventhough the teamsonly had a fewweeks to prepare, they cameready to compete.

“Each year the kids are sav-vier about the kindsof questionswe ask,” Zahren said.

Nicholas Orem’s previousmatch against Accokeek Acad-emy was close until the end ofthe second round. The finalgame score was 235-170.

Accokeek Academy’s teamincluded seventh-grade captainMatthew Makila, eighth-graderDavid King and seventh-gradersJacqueline Dianis and MarisaMiles.

“If we answered some of thequestions in the middle when itwas getting close, then it wouldbe been easier for us,” Jacque-line said.

Pullen won its openinground match against StephenDecatur Middle School in Clin-ton bymore than 100 points.

Stephen Decatur’s teameighth-grade captain HaleySpurrier said collaborating withher teammates, which includedAjiel Curameng, Timara Forttand Kya McCall, helped themgain a brief lead during the sec-ond half.

“It was nice to be able towork together because it didn’tfeel like the pressure was all onone person,” Haley said.

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White tablecloths, sil-verware and fine dining arewhat residents and shopperssay they would like to seefill the vacant storefronts atLargo Plaza.

Oneof the shoppingcen-ter’s six vacancies is set to befilledbyWOWCafe, a casual,Louisiana-based Americangrill and “wingery.” TheWOW Cafe location at theBoulevard at Capital Cen-tre filed for bankruptcy andclosed in May, the Boule-vard’s general manager KenBaker said.

Although some residentswere excited about the newoffering, they said they werestill seeking a more “up-scale” option for dinner.

Shannon Dorsey, 62,of Upper Marlboro, whostopped by Largo Plaza onSept. 17, said she would like“a nice restaurant with realcotton napkins” to open upat Largo Plaza.

“There’s nothing thatclose to here, a sit-down res-taurant,” Dorsey said. “It’snot like you can say, ‘Let’s goout tonight.’”

Martha Spriggs, 65, ofCapitol Heights, said bring-ing upscale businesses toLargo Plaza would attractwealthier people to spendand live in the area.

“People in the area arespending money elsewhere.If they put the finer storeswhere people are living, itshould bring people to thearea,” Spriggs said.

Anthony Rochon, 61, ofKettering, said he would liketo see a restaurant like TGIFriday’s move into LargoPlaza.

“It would bring morepeople to the shopping cen-ter,” Rochon said. “Theywould shop not just at thatparticular store but otherbusinesses.”

Largo Plaza is the largestCarrollton Enterprises prop-erty andhas themost vacan-cies, said William Steen, aspokesman for CarrolltonEnterprises.

Ian Kelly, a leasing rep-resentative for CarrolltonEnterprises, said they areworking on bringing morequality restaurants to LargoPlaza.

Steen said the area strug-gled during the recessionand deterred prospectiverestaurants from opening atLargo Plaza, but said resi-dents and business ownersare starting to recover.

He said he hopes LargoPlaza can enjoy similar suc-cess as Woodmore TowneCentre, which brought onAmerican-style restaurantCopper Canyon Grill, andattract its own upscale offer-ing.

“It’s been proven thatPrince Georgians will sup-port a quality restaurantwherever it is, but the cor-porate element of the res-taurants will not buy into itunless they see it on paper.”Steen said.

Steen said CarrolltonEnterprises is very engagedin the community and LargoPlaza will not just leasestorefronts to anyone who isqualified.

“Westrive tomake sure itwill be a goodfit for the com-munity and the shoppingcenter,” Steen said. “We’llsit with more vacancies be-cause we are concernedwithwhowewill bring to thePlaza.”

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POLICE BLOTTERThis activity report is pro-

vided by the Prince George’sCounty Police Department as apublic service to the communityand is not a complete listing ofall events and crime reported.

District 2Headquarters, Bowie, 301-390-

2100 Glenn Dale, Kettering, Lan-ham, Largo, Seabrook, Woodmore,Lake Arbor, Mitchellville and Up-per Marlboro.

SEPT. 15Vehicle stolen, unit block of

Herrington Drive, 8:19 a.m.Theft, 15600 block Leeland

Road, 8:28 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 9800 block

Traver St., 9:07 a.m.Theft from vehicle, unit block

of Harry S Truman Drive, 9:53a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 11000block Old York Road, 10:21 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 12700block Midwood Lane, 10:59 a.m.

Theft, 8600 block RailroadAve, 2:15 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 7400 blockForbes Blvd, 4:33 p.m.

Break-in, 8900 block RaceTrack Road, 4:38 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 2200 blockSt. Josephs Drive, 6:49 p.m.

Theft, 9500 block AnnapolisRoad, 7:21 p.m.

Robbery, 3800 block EuropeLane, 9:42 p.m.

Theft, 15700 block EasthavenCourt, 9:58 p.m.

SEPT. 16Theft, 3500 block Madonna

Lane, 11:29 a.m.

Theft, 4400 block Mitchell-ville Road, 11:49 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3600 blockElder Oaks Blvd, 12:03 p.m.

Theft, 15400 block EmeraldWay, 2:30 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9500 blockSmith Ave, 5:11 p.m.

Theft, 931-A Capital CenterBlvd, 5:50 p.m.

SEPT. 17Theft from vehicle, 13300

block Burleigh St., 7:04 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 100 block

Graiden St., 9:27 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 12500 block

Kavanaugh Lane, 12:05 p.m.Theft, 8400 block Westphalia

Road, 12:28 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 800 block

Capital Centre Blvd, 1:32 p.m.Theft, 5100 block Brown Sta-

tion Road, 6:35 p.m.Theft, 10000 block Ardwick

Ardmore Road, 7:04 p.m.Assault, 900 block Jamesview

Lane, 8:03 p.m.Assault, 15400 block Jodphur

Drive, 8:26 p.m.Theft, 13700 block Annapolis

Road, 9:29 p.m.Theft, 13000 block Salford

Terrace, 10:51 p.m.

SEPT. 18Assault, 10100 block Prince

Place, 12:56 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 16000 block

Trade Zone Ave, 7:08 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 9500 block

Elvis Lane, 7:48 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 8900 block

Hickory Hill Ave, 8:06 a.m.Theft, 11400 block Lake Ar-

bor Way, 8:45 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9900 blockGood Luck Road, 9:53 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 7100 blockGlen Pine St., 10:31 a.m.

Theft, 931-A Capital CenterBlvd, 1:12 p.m.

Theft, 15400 block AnnapolisRoad, 1:40 p.m.

Theft, 12600 block BlackwellLane, 6:13 p.m.

Theft, 7700 block JacobsDrive, 6:59 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9400 blockUnderwood St., 7:13 p.m.

Robbery, 300 block LargoRoad, 7:47 p.m.

Theft, 2900 block TarragonLane, 8:48 p.m.

Robbery, 6900 block LaurelBowie Road, 9:07 p.m.

Theft, 4800 block Glenn DaleRoad, 9:26 p.m.

SEPT. 19Assault, 15000 block Health

Center Drive, 3:34 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 10000

block Greenbelt Road, 6:24 a.m.Theft, 10800 block West Ket-

tering Drive, 8:38 a.m.Assault, 1000 block Largo

Center Drive, 10:31 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 4400 block

Swindon Terrace, 10:42 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 600 block

Crain Highway Sw, 1:21 p.m.Theft, 3800 block Elmcrest

Lane, 1:27 p.m.Theft from vehicle, Shoppers

Way/Eb Arena Drive, 2:54 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 800 blockShoppers Way, 3:18 p.m.

Assault, 3300 block North-view Drive, 3:36 p.m.

Theft, 3900 block ElkhornCir, 6:20 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9000 blockLanham Severn Road, 7:37 p.m.

Theft, 12300 block RoundTree Lane, 7:43 p.m.

Residential break-in, 5300block Eleanor Brooke Way, 8:23p.m.

SEPT. 20Theft, 700 block Harry S Tru-

man Drive, 3:38 p.m.Vehicle stolen, 9300 block

Sheridan St., 4:25 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 9700 block

Bald Hill Road, 4:38 p.m.Robbery, 5600 block Whit-

field Chapel Road, 11:23 p.m.Theft, 14000 block Shannock

Lane, 11:26 p.m.

SEPT. 21Theft from vehicle, 12600

block Dunkirk Drive, 7:54 a.m.Theft, 9000 block 2nd St.,

8:56 a.m.Theft, 7400 block Forbes

Blvd, 10:29 p.m.

District 4Headquarters, Oxon Hill,

301-749-4900. Temple Hills, Hill-crest Heights, Camp Springs,Suitland, Morningside, Oxon Hill,Fort Washington, Forest Heights,Friendly, Accokeek and Windbrook(subdivision in Clinton).

SEPT. 15Theft from vehicle, 4400 block

Rena Road, 3:23 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 1100 block

Kennebec St., 4:59 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 9500 block

Livingston Road, 5:54 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 2000 block

Alice Ave, 7:27 a.m.Theft, 3100 block Branch

Ave, 7:52 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 1100 block

Southview Drive, 7:59 a.m.Vehicle stolen and recovered,

4000 block 24th Place, 8:12 a.m.Theft, 5100 block Indian

Head Highway, 9:54 a.m.Theft, 400 block River Bend

Road, 10:11 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 900 block

Marcy Ave, 12:23 p.m.Theft, 11600 block Mary

Catherine Drive, 12:52 p.m.Vehicle stolen, 4700 block St.

Barnabas Road, 1:25 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 8600 block

Botley Drive, 1:48 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 6000 block

Oxon Hill Road, 1:57 p.m.Theft, 6000 block Oxon Hill

Road, 2:23 p.m.Vehicle stolen and recovered,

6900 block Temple Hill Road,4:06 p.m.

562V, 5200 block HarasPlace, 5:13 p.m.

Theft, 800 block Marcy Ave,5:15 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3400 blockBranch Ave, 5:26 p.m.

Residential break-in, 3100block Good Hope Ave, 5:39 p.m.

Residential break-in, 1400block Southern Ave, 6:19 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 1100 block Al-hambra Ave, 7:02 p.m.

Theft, unit block of Tecum-seh Drive, 7:18 p.m.

Robbery, 1000 block PalmerRoad, 8:58 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 900 block Ir-vington St., 11:13 p.m.

SEPT. 16Theft from vehicle, 7100 block

Allentown Road, 6:24 a.m.Vehicle stolen,5600blockLiv-

ingston Terrace, 6:42 a.m.Theft from vehicle, American

Way/National Harbor Blvd, 8:25a.m.

Theft, 3800 block St. Barn-abas Road, 9:35 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4500 blockHarvest Road, 10:15 a.m.

Robbery on commercial prop-erty,6200blockLivingstonRoad,11:02 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 1100 blockKennebec St., 11:51 a.m.

Theft, 400 block Rosier Road,12:11 p.m.

Residential break-in, 100block Onondaga Drive, 1:06p.m.

Theft, 5200 block IndianHead Highway, 3:05 p.m.

Theft, 1100 block KennebecSt., 5:43 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6500 blockBock Road, 5:46 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6400 blockOxon Hill Road, 7:24 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 1700 blockTucker Road, 8:10 p.m.

Theft fromvehicle, 900blockIrvington St., 11:59 p.m.

SEPT. 17Commercial property break-in,

17500 block Indian Head High-way, 7:50 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 5900 blockTerrell Ave, 8:59 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6100 blockSouthgate Drive, 9:16 a.m.

n Sentence comes afterresident found guiltyof child abuse in July

BY KIRSTEN PETERSEN

STAFF WRITER

A Bowie man found guiltyin July of sexually abusing an11-year-old boy will now servesix more years in prison on topof a combined 86 year sentencefor two previous convictions.

Michael David Brochu, 54,was found guilty of three countsof third-degree sex offense July17 after abusing a boy approxi-mately seven times at theWhite-hall Community Pool in Bowiein 2011, according to the PrinceGeorge’s County State’s Attor-ney’s Office.

He was sentenced Friday to30 years in prison with all but sixyears suspended, according tothe state’s attorney’s office.

Gina Ford, a spokeswomanfor the state’s attorney’s office,said Brochu is a “predator” whodoes not deserve to be in thecommunity.

“This man is 54 years oldand the fact that he is spend-ing 92 years in prison means hewill not be walking the streetsof Prince George’s County orany of our communities for thatmatter, and we think that is welldeserved,” Ford said.

Brochu was sentenced to 41years in June 2013 for molestinga boy in Bowie, according to thestate’s attorney’s office. In No-vember 2013, he was sentencedto another 45 years for abusing asecond victim, according to thestate’s attorney’s office.

Brochu’s defense attorney,James N. Papirmeister, said hebelieves Brochu can make astrong case for appealing thethree convictions due to some“legal issues” with the case, butcould not provide specific ex-amples of those issues.

“The biggest thing that hehas to do is simply appeal thesethree convictions,” Papirmeistersaid. “The appeal process takesseveral years and he is definitelylooking forward to seeing thefruit of that effort.”

Papirmeister said two of theappeals had already been filedand the third was filed Friday.

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said the purpose of the ban is toeliminate smoking from theirstudent’s lives, not just from theschool grounds.

“Our goal isn’t preventative,but to create a healthy commu-nity and clean environment,”Dobson said.

Lilian Garcia, 20, of River-dale said before the ban, it wasnot uncommon to see studentsor a professor step out to take asmoke break.

Garcia said she was shockedwhen she found out the banwould be implemented andquestioned the school’s willing-ness to comply.

Andrenecia Canty, 25, ofLargo said she supports the banbecause she has witnessed the“long-term, adverse effects” ofsmoking.

“Smoking is bad. Smoking isnot healthy for any of us,” Cantysaid. “I’ve seen people who haveemphysema and it’s not pretty.”

BiancaWingate, 18, ofBowie

said she started smoking in highschool to relieve stress. She saidshe stopped in June after hermother encouraged her to quitand has since found other waysto combat stress.

“I realized the bigger picture— it’s really not worth it,” Wing-ate said. “I can listen to music ortake a walk.”

Wingate said she is uncer-tain how administrators will en-force the campus-wide smokingban.

“I’m not sure if it will be ille-gal or if they’re encouraging younot to do so,” Wingate said.

Dobson said enforcementwould be lenient in the begin-ning, but once the initiative is infull swing, smokers will receivea maximum three warningsbefore they are reported to thehuman resourcesor student ser-vices department. Students andstaff would then face “progres-sive discipline,” which includesverbal and written warnings,suspension and expulsion, Dob-son said.

Bettye Muwwakkil of Lan-ham, the program director of

the Maryland Regional AfricanAmerican Tobacco Control Net-work, has worked with BowieState University to implementits smoking ban, which beganlast year. She said Bowie Statestill has designated smokingspots and will need campusleaders to come forward tomakethe school 100 percent smokefree.

“It’s still a work in progressfor them. They’re really going tohave to pick up the speed andbuild more leadership on thecampus,” Muwwakkil said.

Thomas said health centerstaffwillworkwith studentswhoare ready to quit, adding that thecollege is not only a place wherestudents receive an intellectualeducation, but also where theylearn how to thrive.

“We want to see all thesestudents live healthy, produc-tive lives,” Thomas said. “Part ofeducatingour students is educa-tion in every sphere of life.”

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n FedEx Field provides$10M in tax revenue

BY JAMIE

ANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFF WRITER

If the Washington Redskinsfootball team leaves PrinceGeorge’s, county experts pre-dict millions of dollars couldfollow them out of the county.

Since 1997, the Washing-ton NFL team has called FedExField in Landover home, butteam owner Dan Snyder saidin a Sept. 1 interview that he islooking for a new home for theteam.

In the interview posted onComcast SportsNet Washing-ton’s website, Snyder said he isconsidering sites in Washing-ton, D.C., Maryland and Vir-ginia.

“We love FedEx Field. It’s agreat place to feature our homegames, but it’s 17 years oldnow,” Snyder said in the inter-view. “I think it’s time for us tostart looking, and I’m doing it.”

Scott Peterson, spokesmanfor County Executive RushernL. Baker III (D), said the countyreceives $10 million in directrevenue from the stadium eachyear. The overall economicimpact of the stadium on thecounty hasn’t been calculated,but is estimated to be severalmillion each year, Petersonsaid.

Peterson said team man-agement has not been in dis-cussion with the county aboutleaving, and noted the team’slease on FedEx Field doesn’texpire until 2027.

Once the lease expires, theteam will continue to own thestadium as well as the land, Pe-

terson said.“We look forward to work-

ing with the team,” Petersonsaid in a statement. “They stillhave 13 years left on their leasewith Prince George’s County,therefore we expect to have dis-cussions with them regardingtheir decisions as they moveforward.”

M.H. “Jim” Estepp, presi-dent and CEO of the GreaterPrince George’s BusinessRoundtable, said he is hopefulthe team can be convinced tostay in Prince George’s County.

“In all of my dealings withMr. Snyder, he has shown him-self to be a reasonable individ-ual and I hope that he wouldcontinue to call Prince George’sCounty home for the Washing-ton team,” Estepp said.

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city manager David Deutsch.BowieMayor G. Frederick Rob-insonsaidhebelieves thecostofthe repairworkwas justifiable, ifslightly overbudget.

“It was in fact a bit over theproject, but it was still a reason-able number,” he said. “It’s aneat theater, it’s intimate. It’s anincredible treasure in the city.”

Robinson said he has at-tended several plays at thevenue, andwaseven featured ina10-secondcameoroleduringaperformance.

Annette Esterheld, the city’scommunity outreach specialistand liaison to the arts commit-tee, said city staff and theatergroupmembers have discussedreplacing the stage for severalyears and that construction onboththestageandstairs isslatedto begin inNovemberwhen thetroupes take awinter break.

Jeff Eckert, president ofBowie Community Theatre,said new stairs will make a bigdifference for actors and crewmembers attempting to accessthe stage.

“The stairs between theaudience and the stage are ex-tremely narrow front-to-back,to the point where I can’t fitmy

whole foot on them,” he said.“The stairs made people veryuncomfortable when climbingthem in less than full lightingor while carrying something,often forcing us to load items inthroughalternatedoors toavoidthem.”

Bowie Community The-atre’s next show will be “TheMurderRoom,”onOct. 31.

Jane Wingard, president ofAnnapolis-based 2nd Star Pro-ductions, said her company’snew show – “Children of Eden”opening Friday – includes atechnique where actors leavethe stage and walk into the au-dience. New,wider stairs wouldallow performers to do somoreeasily, she said.

“It will be a much bettertransition and safer,” she said.“We lost an auditioner oncedown those stairs. I am de-lighted they’re finally gettingaround tofixing that.”

All three theater grouppres-idents expressed gratitude forthe city-provided performancespace.

“We are grateful for theCity’s commitment to improv-ing andmaintaining their com-munity facilities, as well as theircontinuedsupport for thearts inBowie,” Eckert said.

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to research innovative ideas andthings thatmight be pretty neat.Itwill be tied inwithour railroadmuseum,” he said. “We think itwill be a nice amenity.”

Pam Williams, Bowie’s his-toric properties manager, saidshe believes the park will be anasset for both the railroad mu-seum and the business com-munity in Old Town Bowie.

“We hope it will bring fam-ilies with smaller children to

the museum, and in additionwe hope it becomes more of adestination,” she said. “We areexcited about any kind of ad-dition that complements ourmuseums and this will. We areexcited about anything thatcould be an economic develop-ment generator inOld Bowie aswell. It’s a win-win.”

Williams said it is appropri-ate for the park to have a train-theme because of its locationseveral hundred feet from theold train station and tracks.

“Bowie was born on therailroad,” she said. “The rail-

road is the reason Old Bowiecame into being, and Hun-tington City and Old Bowie isBowie’s birthplace.”

Teri Russell of Bowie,owner of Simple Pleasures IceCafe in Old Town Bowie, saidthe trail and park could helpbring customers to the area.

“This area is still kind ofsleepy as far as traffic. There’snot a whole lot,” she said.“There are still a lot of peopleeven in the Bowie communitywho are not aware of Old TownBowie for whatever reason. Forshopping, they tend to gravi-tate to the Town Center andWaughChapel and Annapolis.”

Russell said she marketsher business through cam-paigning on web sites like Liv-ing Social and Amazon andthrough participating in local

farmers’ markets, but thinksOld Town Bowie could domore to market itself as a des-tination for families.

“Even if you’re not inter-ested in antiques, there are stillthings to do in this area,” shesaid. “I can see [the park andtrail] being advantageous to thebusinesses here especially thecafes and smaller places. It’s al-ways nice to remind people ofwhat’s in their backyard.”

By adding an adjacentproperty to expand the pro-posed park, planners will beable to keep the cul de sacat the end of 10th Street andinclude more tree coverage,Meinert said.

“It will really help with thecirculation and give us moreflexibility to lay things out,” hesaid.

The acquired property cur-rently contains a house thatwas built in 1923 and will needto be torn down to accommo-date the park, but the structureis not historic and the land-scaping will be left in place,Meinert said.

Construction of the 10thstreet park is expected to beginlate 2015 in conjunction withconstruction of Phase One ofthe Bowie Heritage Trail sys-tem, Meinert said.

Park design projectionsshould be available for com-munity feedback by the end ofthe year, he said.

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MIA ruling Sept. 19, and that thecouple resigned effective Sept.22, the next business day.

“In an abundance of cau-tion, we will ask our external in-dependent auditors to confirmthere are no improprieties,” Eu-banks and Maxwell said in thestatement.

School system spokes-man Max Pugh said the schoolsystem’s external auditor isMinneapolis, Minn.-based Clif-tonLarsonAnderson, a nationalcompany with an office in Cal-verton.

Pugh said White’s dutieswill be temporarily assumed byChief Operating Officer MonicaGoldson.

Christian Rhodes, educa-tion advisor for County Execu-tive Rushern L. Baker III (D),said Baker has full faith in theschool system’s handling of thesituation.

“Mr. Baker has spoken withDr. Maxwell and is heartenedby the school system taking theadditional step of bringing in anexternal auditor,” Rhodes said.“We look forward to seeing theresults of the external auditor’sreport.”

Colby White, who earneda $169,008 yearly salary, was

named Chief Financial Officerin July following the departureof Thomas Sheeran, who hadserved in an acting capacitysince 2012. His appointmentwas one of many upper echelonappointments school systemCEO Kevin Maxwell made dur-ing his first year.

Prior to his appointment,White worked as the school sys-tem’s budget director while Kei-shaWhite,worked for the schoolsystem as an internal auditor.

“In someways that’sworse,”said David Cahn of UpperMarl-boro, co-founder of the educa-tion watchdog group Citizensfor an Elected Board. “She’s re-sponsible for the integrity of the

school system, and someonewhose integrity has been calledinto question in a situation suchas this, is not someone youwantin that position.”

Ogburn-Hyson said she feelsthe revelation and resulting res-ignation do not reflect on theadministration.

“I believe this is aminor set-back and that our school systemwill continue to move in theright direction as Dr. Maxwellworks through implementinghis entry plan,” Ogburn-Hysonsaid.

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Ron joined the Prince George’s CountyPolice Department on September 19,1966 and retired on December 31,1992, serving 29 years. Since 2000,Ron has managed a booth at theBargain Barn in Hughesville,Maryland.

The service for Ron was held onMonday, September 22 at the RaymondFuneral Home in LaPlata, MD. TheInterment will be in the CheltenhamVeterans cemetery on Wednesday,September 24 at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donationsmay be made in the name of Ronald F.Jacobs to the Calvert Hospice or acharity of your choice. Sympathycards may be sent to P. O. Box 824,Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

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probably would be [strongertogether], but at this stage,we’re still separate. We bothcollect the same thing, andwe’re both very competitive,and it’s difficult to be in busi-ness with somebody like that.”

Mike Keller said it’s thenature of the antique businessthat caused the two brothers totake separate paths.

“It’s hard for people tounderstand if you’re not anantique dealer. The longeryou’ve been in this business,themore you tend to search forthe higher end things. We’ve

had a few problems going tosales with things like that,” hesaid. “I haven’t talked to himin 10 years so that says it rightthere.”

There are at least half adozen antique stores and ven-dors on 9th street, but instead ofdriving each other out, Christo-pher Keller said the close prox-imity of competitors helps thelocal business community.

“A lot of people don’t un-derstand that, but I wouldn’tmind if an antique storeopened [across the street],”he said. “Competition makespeople successful.”

On this topic, the twobrothers agree.

“People are more willingto come distances to see moreantiques. They’re not going todrive 35 miles for one shop,”Mike Keller said. “And they likethe selection. The bottom lineis people like selection.”

Each antique store on thestreet has developed its ownspecialty and marketing pitch,Christopher Keller said. Theyounger Keller’s two-story,7,000 square foot store isknown as one of the largest inthe area and he says the varietyand quality of the items sets hisshop apart.

“I try to cater to every-body,” he said. “I try to buythe higher end stuff. I spend a

little bit more for it, and I havea good following a good clien-tele. They know they’re goingto come here and find some-thing in good shape.”

Ted and Elaine Haesslerof Temecula, Ca. were shop-ping at Christopher’s Antiqueson Friday and said they heardabout the store from a shopowner in Havre De Grace, TedHaessler said.

“She described it as 7,000square feet and all owned bythe same guy, and she thoughtif we were going to just hit one,that would be the one,” he said.“We’re on our way to a familywedding in Virginia and welike to hunt for antiques when

we’re on the road, and that’swhat we did. We’re just pokingaround.”

Down the road at Keller’sAntiques, Sherry Linkins ofBowie was planning to sellsome items to Mike Keller onSept. 19. Linkins said she is aregular patron of Keller’s An-tiques and affirmed what theelder Keller said was the great-est strength of his shop: cus-tomer service.

“I love this store. I’vebought many things from himover the years,” she said. “Mr.Keller’s customer service isoutstanding.”

Mike Keller’s son — StevenKeller, 31, of Lanham — said

he has been helping his fatherwith the antique shop sincehe was 8-years-old. While an-tiques have always been part ofhis life, the bank employee saidhe doesn’t share his father’spassion for reading about andresearching the antique indus-try.

Steven Keller said hedoesn’t quite understand therivalry between his father anduncle.

“I’m put in the middle be-cause I talk to both of them,but I try to stay out of it,” hesaid. “It’s a very competitivebusiness.”

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Couched in a group of PrinceGeorge’s County ballot questionsthat should easily be approved aretwo pretty significant requests thatmust be soundly rejected: permis-sion to extend term limits and tobe able to reduce the number ofnewspapers of record, publicationsauthorized to carry public and legal

notices.The

Gazette haslong beenopposed toterm limits;we believevotersshould de-

cide when an elected official leavesoffice, and it’s a disservice when astrong leadermust leave because ofsuch rules.

However, Question J seeksmerely tomake term limits slightlylonger, extending county executiveand council terms from two to three— and smacks of a gradual attemptto remove term limits.

The county should either keepor remove the limits, not add a fewyears based onwhat leaders thinkvoters will let them get awaywith.For this reason, The Gazette op-poses Question J.

Another less-talked-about refer-endum is QuestionH, a request that

the county only be required to haveat least one newspaper of record.Instead of the current rule of hav-ing at least three papers of record,the county would also use county-maintained electronicmedia forsuch items.

While thismay seemminor, it’sactually a big deal. Legal informa-tion needs to be easily accessible bythe community and, unfortunately,computers are not yet readily avail-able to all residents. One only needsto look at the struggle libraries haveencountered as job-seekers com-pete with students for free com-puter time.

In addition, the Prince George’sgovernment is still working to re-gain residents’ trust, so it’s impor-tant to have independent carriersfor legal and public notices ratherthan relying on the government.

The county’s disturbing requestalso would complicate access toinformation such as foreclosures, amajor problem in Prince George’sCounty.

In the interest of full disclosure,The Gazette’s sister paper, TheEnquirer-Gazette, is a county paperof record. Andwe recognize that

computer access is growing daily.However, until that time becomes areality— and until the county gov-ernment website becomes an easyand reliable place for legal informa-tion and notices— the governmentowes it to county residents tomakethe information as widely availableas possible.

For these reasons, PrinceGeorge’s voters should vote againstquestions H and J.

However, the other ballot ques-tions should get approvedwith noproblem.

Questions A through EThe first five questions ask vot-

ers whether the county can borrowmoney and issue bonds for con-struction and repair of public safety,library, community college, county,and public works and transporta-tion facilities. The price tag is highat $727.3million, but the workmustbe done.

Question FCounty officials want the flex-

ibility to be able to issue bonds inserial form or term form (they differbased onmaturation dates). Put inlayman’s terms, officials want to beable to use the bond that would best

fit their financing strategy. It makessense.

Question GCurrently, if the county execu-

tive leaves office less than two yearsbefore the end of the term, theCounty Council is required to voteone of its own as a replacement orthe council chair fills in as countyexecutive until the next election.Question Gwould let the chiefadministrative officer serve as act-ing county executive until actionis taken. The alternative would beto leave the post empty until thecouncil makes a decision, whichdoesn’tmake sense, so we supportQuestion G.

Question IAlthough disability and sexual

orientation are protected categoriesunder state law, the county charterdoesn’t include them in the list ofprohibited forms of discriminationfor county employees. Question Isimply adds them to the list, as itshould.

Statewide ballot questionsQuestion 1 involves the Trans-

portation Trust Fund, a pot of

moneyMaryland collects that in-cludes revenue from the gas tax andvehicle registration fees. The fundwas created to pay for transporta-tion projects, but over the years,lawmakers have distributed themoney to other programs to bal-ance theMaryland budget.

The questionwould require thefund be spent on road and tran-sit projects. Themoney could betransferred into other accounts ifthe governor declares a fiscal emer-gency and the General Assemblyapproves legislation authorizing thetransfer with a three-fifthsmajority.We think these are significantly highhurdles and transfers will be rare,whichmeans themoneywill beused for the purpose intended.

Statewide Question 2 authorizescharter counties to hold specialelections whenever a county execu-tive cannot finish a term and there’sa vacancy in the office.

Currently, if a Prince George’sCounty executive has less than twoyears left in the term and leavesoffice, the position can be filledonly by an appointment from theCounty Council.

Choosing “yes” for Question 2will be a step forward, giving votersa greater say in their governmentsin rare instances when a county ex-ecutive resigns or dies in office.

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LET TERS TOTHEEDITOR

Apparently, you don’t have enoughto domanaging Prince George’s County.You have to take on another organizationto stay busy [“Prince George’s Countyexecutive elected president of nationalorganization,” Aug. 7].

Why am I paying you if you’re notdevoting full time to this county? If youwant tomanage some other organiza-tion, why don’t you pay the taxpayers ofthis county for the time you spend onnon-county business?

In plain English: Do your fun andgames on your own time, not on taxpay-ers’ dime.

The article states, “CEA advocates forcounty officials at Congress, theWhiteHouse and other federal agencies.”

Why instead don’t you advocate forPrince George’s County with Congress,theWhite House and other agencies.That’s what I thought we hired and arepaying you to do.

After the Jack Johnson fiasco, you

wanted transparent, squeaky cleangovernment. It seems tome that this of-fice, the county exec, by its very nature,invites debatable activities, such [as] thisfiasco you’ve decided to pursue.

The people you hurt are the verypeople you’re supposed to serve: the res-idents and businesses of Prince George’sCounty who foot the bill for your salary,benefits, perks.

Mark Noblett, Upper Marlboro

Baker must stay focused on Prince George’s

Speaking Sept. 16 before theDemocratic Central Committee,County Executive Rushern Bakeradvanced a new and novel argu-ment in favor of eliminating termlimits: they are disrespectful andtreat voters as “immature.” Thereare at least two things wrongwiththat argument.

First, we the voters put thoseterm limits in place because ofthe poor quality and too-oftencorrupt political leadershipwhich the county has experi-enced historically and as a checkagainstmachine politics whereincumbents are impossible todislodge, nomatter how offensive(or criminal) their behavior or in-competent their performance.

Second, it is the politicalslates which are disrespectful ofvoters and treat us as immature.Look at voters lined up at anypolling station and youwill seemany of them carrying glossy fullcolormailers showing the smilingfaces of each of the candidateswho bought their way on to thatslate. Those voters are not be-ing asked to think andmake aninformed decision; all they areexpected to do is to follow theinstructions on themailer: votefor the candidates on the slate— and they do. Thus are voterstreated like sheep, queued up tobe sheared.

Finally, the slates themselvesare anti-Democratic. If therewas a viable two-party system inPrince George’s County, peoplemight have a real choice. Sincethere is not a two-party system,there is almost no competition.Further, because there is nomeaningful competition, theoutcome of the November elec-tion has already been decided bythe Primary in June in which only

89,000 of the 510,000 registeredvoters went to the polls out of acounty population of 890,000.Try arguing why/how 10 percentof the population should choosethe political leadership for them-selves plus the other 90 percent.

Since term limits passed in1992, no county executive orCounty Council member has lostre-election.Many have run un-opposed. Those with challengershavemostly won in landslides.Further, the longer politiciansremain in office, themore theybecome beholden to and captiveof special interests, developers,financial backers and slate-makers.

Baker seems to want tomakethis a referendumon his admin-istration. The goodwhich hehas done the past four years is amarked improvement over whatcame before, but there is stillmuch that needs to be done dur-ing his second term. Personally,I will vote for him, nevermindthat he is running unopposed.But Question J also applies tothe ninemembers of the CountyCouncil, where the good, thebad and the indifferent too oftenabide. Term limits force periodicchange in order to avoid a per-manent political class and to al-low new blood to come forward.Who is to say that the incomingofficeholder won’t be better thanthe outgoing one?

Vote NO onQuestion J on theNovember ballot.

William H. Cavitt, Fort Washington

The writer is president of theIndian Head Highway AreaAction Council, a federation ofsouth county civic, citizen andneighborhood associations.

Vote ‘No’on Question J

I had the good fortune todrive through Arizona andwhile passing through thetown of RedMesa, a sign infront of the local high schoolcaughtmy attention: The RedMesa Redskins. A high schoollocated right in the heart ofthe Navajo IndianNationReservation, with a studentbody consisting of nearly 100percent American Indians.

Upon returning homeand reading the Sept. 11 issueof The Gazette, I find a letterto the editor [“Stop spread-

ing racism”] espousing, un-equivocally, that the nameand term “redskin” is racist,and accordingly should neverbe used.

So per the cited previous

letter, what am I allowed tocall the RedMesa teams?

I don’t knowmuch aboutthis ArizonaNavajo HighSchool. I live 2,000miles awayinMaryland. But I’d wager

that the RedMesa Redskinsare proud of their heritage,proud of their school, and usethe name “Redskins” withpride also.

The original Americanswere forced off their land,forced to changemuch oftheir culture and forced ontoreservations. Apparently, thiswriter would now force themto change their team’s name.After all the word “redskin” isracist.

Wayne Smith, Greenbelt

If ‘Redskins’ is good for school, why not the NFL?

I’d wager that the Red Mesa Redskinsare proud of their heritage ... and use the

name “Redskins” with pride also.

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SPORTSSPORTSGAMES GAZETTE.NET IS STAFFINGPosted online by 8 a.m. the following day.

FOOTBALL: Suitland at DuVal, 2 p.m. Saturday.

Last year’s 4A South Region finalists are off to slowstarts this year. This is essentially a playoff game,loser may be out of contention.

FOOTBALL: Largo at Friendly, 6:30 p.m. Friday.

FOOTBALL: Wise at Bowie, 2 p.m. Saturday.

Coming home: Friendly to honor NFL player Joe Haden this week. B-3

BY ERIC GOLDWEINSTAFFWRITER

Andre Ferguson Jr. said he fell in love with soc-cer immediately after he started playing in seventhgrade. Aftermiddle school practices, he’d play out-side his Fort Washington home until his parentscalled him in for dinner. When he finished eating,he’d head back out and kick the ball arounduntil itwas dark. And when he wasn’t playing, he’d watchsoccer on television, studying the moves of his fa-vorite players so he couldwork them into his prac-tice routines, he said.

That passion remainsfive years later, and it hashelped the Crossland High School senior becomeoneofPrinceGeorge’sCounty’s topplayers. Fergu-son, anAll-Gazette second teammidfielder in2013,has four goals and sevenassists for theCavaliers (4-1), who are coached by his father, Andre FergusonSr.

“He’smatured,” saidAndreFergusonSr., a sec-ond-year coach at the Temple Hills school. “He’s avery serious player. He’s the real thing.”

In addition to playing varsity for the TempleHills school and club for the Arlington Strikers, An-dre Jr. plays regularly at Gunston Park in Arlingtonand has individual soccer workouts with a trainer.That leaveshim just enough time for school, home-work, video games (FIFA) and studying — notbooks, but professional soccer players.

“Soccer is on television 24/7,” Andre Sr. said. “Iactually have to kick [Andre] out sometimes just soI can catch upwith the news.”

Andre Jr.’s enthusiasm has converted the Fer-guson household into a soccer family. Not only ishis father coaching, but his two younger brothers,Dante, 14, andOmari, 9, are playing competitively,while his mother, Anieta Ferguson, has become asoccer fanatic.

“The only time Imiss a game is if I’munder theweather,” she said.

It’s rare for athletes such as Andre Jr. — a sec-ond-degree black belt in karate and a skateboarderbeforehewasa soccerplayer—topickup the sportso late andbecomesuccessful, saidMahmoudMo-hamed, Andre Jr.’s trainer for the past two years.

“But he was a different case,” said Mohamed,

Soccer fan becomes soccer star


Crossland High School boys’ soccer coach Andre Ferguson Sr. (right) watches his son, Andre Ferguson Jr., during Mon-day’s practice at the school.

Crossland seniorexcels at sport that he fellin love with six years ago

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n Falcons hoping to carry earlymomentum into playoff berth

BY TERRONHAMPTON

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

As players gathered near the endzone closest to the concession standfollowingSaturday’s 14-0 victoryoverCrossland High School in TempleHills, the Central football programfound itself in a rare position.

A team picture was in store withconstant high-fives exchanged andall posing holding up three fingersand smiling.

Typically, starting the season un-defeated after three games wouldn’twarrant such a celebration, but Fal-cons coach Ken Amaker’s post-gamespeech gave justification.

“I don’t know the last time Cen-tral High football has been 3-0 and I

don’t care. But we are,” Amaker saidas a collective roar erupted from theFalcons players.

Three seasons ago, Centralcapped an 0-10 campaign andAmaker, a first-time high schoolcoach, had to process it all.

“There was a point where I sat inmy office and I had to re-think, ‘AmI doing the right things?’” he said. “Iwent out anddid some self-reflectionand asked a couple of coachingmen-tors and they were like, ‘You’re doingthe right thing.’”

Amaker and his staff appearto have the program headed for asuccessful run. In most years, theFalconswould find themselves in theCounty 3A/2A/1A League cellar afterthree weeks. Now, they are tied forfirst place.

Falcons junior linebacker and

Central football starts new tradition:Winning

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Central High School’s Keith Franklin catches a pass Saturday in the end zone with defensefrom Central’s Joseph Fletcher. See FOOTBALL, Page B-2

n Transfer from Damascusmakes key play vs. Friendly

On a field with some big talk-ers, it was the actions of a defensiveend that spoke loudest at Saturday’sPotomac vs. Friendly high schoolfootball game at Potomac’s OxonHillcampus.

To be fair, the Potomac footballteam does have a lot to talk about, es-pecially after theWolverines defeatedFriendly 43-16 on Saturday to startthis season 3-0, including a victoryagainst defending County 4A Leaguechampion Suitland, which played forthe Class 4A state title last year.

You could talk about terrific se-nior running back Kesean Strong,who showed that he’s farmore thanthe fastest guy on the field. He took ahard hit waiting on his first punt re-

turn and shookthat cheap shotoff to comeback and rush112 yards on 15carries, manyof those com-ing after beinghit and spin-ning away.

Thenthere’s seniorquarterback

Emil Neugent, who passed for 233yards and three touchdowns vs.Friendly. He also had an 80-yardTD pass to Strong called back by apenalty. No problem, he tossed an 83-yard scoring strike to YusefMuham-mad on the next play.

There’s still more to talk about ondefense, which held Friendly to zeropoints until 2minutes, 53 seconds

remained in the third quarter. TheWolverines are surrendering less than10 points per game so far this year.

A lot to talk about, and boy doesPotomac love to talk. If themouthguard isn’t in, then someone on thatteam is talking.

That is, however, until you in-terview senior defensive end JeffreyKeene, who is 6-foot-3, 185 pounds.He admitted he’s not a big talker.

One of the key plays of Saturday’sgame: Potomac (3-0) is leading 8-0and has all themomentum at the endof the first quarter. You can sensethings are starting to get away fromFriendly and the Patriots (2-1) need toswing it back.

Friendly takes over its own 31with 5:31 to play. Quarterback TarikSmith III leads the Patriots on a 13-play drive down to the Potomac 2.First and goal, needing only two yards

to possibly tie the game, Potomac’sdefense said enough.

First down, no gain. Seconddown, they surrendered 1 yard. Thirdand goal at the 1, no gain.

On fourth down, Keene breaksfree fromhis block and tacklesFriendly’s Reicardo Smith in thebackfield, one of three tackles forlosses I counted for him that game.

Friendly ends upwith no pointswith 10:29 remaining in the secondquarter. It would be 14-0 at halftimeand 20-0 after the first drive of thethird quarter. Gamewell in hand.

So where did Keene come from?“Well, actually, he’smy cousin,”

Potomac coach Ronnie Crump said.Keene spent his first three years at

Damascus High School inMontgomery County, where he never

Potomac defensive lineman lets his actions speak for him

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n Bulldogs have not had awinning season since 2007

BY KENT ZAKOURSTAFFWRITER

It is no secret that the Bowie StateUniversity women’s volleyball team is inthemidst of amajor rebuild attempt.

So, for a program that hasn’t had awinning record since 2007 or reached adouble-digit win total since 2008, Mon-day night’s match was indicative of ayoung team learninghow towin.

The Bulldogs surrendered a 2-0 leadto Elizabeth City State and lost in fivesets. And after thematch, all of the play-erswere forced to runwind sprints.

“Finishing is one of our biggest is-sues at this point,” Bowie High Schoolgraduate and current junior outside hit-ter Yaje Ngundam said. “It’s a questionof whether we have enough endurancephysically andmentally to stickwith it.”

The Bulldogs (1-12 overall as ofTuesday, 1-5 CIAA), however, do appearto remain optimistic despite recordingjust three victories since the beginningof 2013.

There are few main ways, second-year coach Eriel Jeffery and playersagreed, that the Bulldogs could turn thecorner and begin to win matches, but itwill likely be amatter of time.

“Last year, in my first year, we had adivide between the old [players] and thenew,” Jeffery said. “Now, with all under-classmen, the girls are trying to figureout who is going to be the leader on thecourt, howhard theyneed to push. Theywill figure it out, but it is going to takegrowing pains as they learn andmature.It is easier when you have a lot of olderteammates showing the way, but wedon’t and it is a process.”

Added Ngundam: “It’s just one ofthose things where we got to figure outhow to start winning and doing it con-sistently and team chemistry. We showflashes over playing solid, good, smartvolleyball, but we got to find out how toplay the sameevery point.”

Eleanor Roosevelt graduate and cur-rent sophomore India Mason, who re-cently moved from middle hitter to theoutside in an effort to create more teamoffenseandtotakepressureoffastrainedhamstring, andNgundamare two of theBulldogs key contributors this fall.

Aside from being vocal leaders onthe court and leading the teamwith 1.46(Ngundam) and 1.44 (Mason) kills perset, They said they are focused mainlyon building better chemistry with theirteammates.

“[Juniormiddle hitter] Alexis [Fisher],India and I all played club at Kinetic to-gethersowekneweachother,”Ngundamsaid. “You can see that on the court nowand it was good to have that bond whenwe first got here, but all 15 of us need todevelop that type of cohesion. I see it justinsparksofmatches,buthonestly,weareworkingon that camaraderie.”

Added Mason: “Alexis, Yaje and Ihave that unspoken understanding ofwhere each other are going to be onthe court. If we can translate that to thewhole team, thingswill bemuchbetter.”

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Bowie State University’s Yaje Ngundam hitsSunday against Chowan University.

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EleanorRooseveltHigh School’sManuelMejicanoshad a strong start last season, but letthat success get to his head, coachGeorgeKal-las said.

“[He] thought he coulddo it all by himself,”saidKallas, a 29th-year coach at theGreenbeltschool.

Consider the lesson learned.Mejicanoshasbeenmakingup for last year’s poor finish in abigway this fall, registeringmore than 10 goals,

including three in a3-2 victory againstBowie onSept. 18.While the 5-foot-8senior has showedoff his talents asa goal scorer andthrived in one-on-one situations,he’s also gettinghis teammates in-volved, Kallas said.

“This year he’splayingmore of ateamgame,”Kallassaid.

TheRaiders(5-2 includingtournament play)

look set for a deepplayoff run. Their lonePrinceGeorge’s County loss cameagainst undefeatedHighPoint, 3-2. Roosevelt stormedback in thesecondhalf after falling behind 3-0, but couldn’t

complete the comeback against theBeltsvilleschool.

TheRaiders defeatedUpperMarlboro’sHenryA.Wise 10-4 onTuesday.

“Everybodyhas kindof steppedupanddonewellwhen theydecided to stepup. It’sbeen everybodydoing it,” Kallas said.

Gwynn Park goes to UMDGwynnParkHigh School got a taste ofDivi-

sion I soccer,with theboys soccer teamgoingtoCollege Park towatch theUniversity ofMary-landmendefeatDayton 1-0 at Ludwig Field.

The 22 students received free tickets throughtheBrandywine school’s athletic department,third-year coachGlenBreeding said. Some

stoodon thefieldduring the game—workingas ball runners—andothers sat atmidfield onthe lower level. Breeding said the teammetwithsomeof theTerrapins.

“Itwas a really good experience for the guysthat are looking to go to college,” he said. “...They see the speed ... andhowstrong they are.”

TheYellow Jackets are 3-1 after losing toCrossland, 5-2, onTuesday. Senior striker LuisVargas had eight goals before the loss to theTempleHills school.

Gwynn Park, 12-2 last season, has a youngbut talented roster that includes juniors DevinWallace andDillon Breeding (coach’s son).

“I have some very, very elite players play-ing forme,” the elder Breeding said.

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director of the Brazilian-Amer-ican Soccer Academy. “Heblended fast andhe got into it. ...I’ll put it this way: talent is God-gifted. He started a little late buttheGod-gifted talentwas there.”

Andre Jr.’s “deceptive”speed and dribbling skills arewhat make him an effectiveplaymaker, senior teammateRodneyNgoh said.

“He could take on the wholeteam if he wanted,” Ngoh said.“He has a lot of moves. A wholebox of tricks.”

Andre Jr. said that stemsfrom the training sessions withMohamed and the time he’sdevoted to watching soccer ontelevision.

“I think [it] came from justseeingplayers like [Lionel]Messi

(FC Barcelona), and highlightreels, just taking on the wholeteam,” Andre Jr. said. “Put thewhole team on his back.”

The star midfielder mayhave todo exactly that this fall toget Crossland back to the PrinceGeorge’s County championshipgame. The Cavaliers (County3A/2A/1A League champions)lost to High Point (County 4ALeague champions) in the finalslast October.

Andre Jr. said he hopes toplay at the college and profes-sional level after graduatingfromCrossland.

“It’s been years of reallytraining andputting a lot of timeinto it. He’s really serious aboutit,” Anieta Ferguson said. “Alongwith his personality, I think thatwill take him a longway.”

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SOCCERContinued from Page B-1


Crossland High School boys’ soccer coach Andre Ferguson Sr. (left)watches his son, Andre Ferguson Jr., during Monday’s practice at theschool.

vocal leader Kenneth Dorseyindicated the program is goingthrough a culture shift.

“My first season here westarted 0-10 and coach’s firstseason was [winless], so hejust pushed us everyday in theweight room, after practice,in sprints or whatever we do,”Dorsey said. “We just workharder and harder each prac-tice to get better and better asa team. There are really no in-dividuals on this team because

we all put in the same effort.”Dorsey and his teammates

are hoping to establish a tradi-tion in a program that virtuallyhas none.

Check in theMarylandPub-lic Secondary Schools AthleticAssociation’s football recordbook, and Central is not listedbecause it has never made apostseason appearance. Thattrend of losing could be com-ing to an end.

“We started out kind ofroughbut coachalwayspushedus to do our best and I knew,eventually, we were going tostart getting these [wins],” Fal-

cons senior wide receiver/de-fensive back Daniel Little said.“Our [fan base] in school isstarting to get a little bit bigger.

We just have to keep our headsin the gameand it’s going to geteven bigger.”

Amaker followed the planmost successful programs useto get his squad on track.

“When I first got here,we had kids that hadn’t liftedweights,”Amaker said. “Now itsstarting to take effect because Ihave kids that have been in theprogram for three years. Theirbodies are stronger and bigger.We’refinishing games. The sec-ondpart, which is kind of out ofmy control, is the school spirit.We have a basketball team thatmade it to a region final. Wehave a good indoor and out-door track team. Now, there isno shame inwearinga shirt thathas Central High School on it.”

Central sophomore startingquarterback Damarii Sumpteradmitted with a grin that stu-dents he is unacquainted withcome up to him and know hisname.

“Coach gave me a lot ofconfidence last year when Igot the chance to start,” saidSumpter, who has been thestarter 10 consecutive games.“When I made a bad play, hewould just pat me on the backand tell me not to worry aboutit. It’s a lot of buzz around theschool because we are winninggames and it’s just seems like alotmore love.”

As Central continues themarch to its goal of theplayoffs,the seeds of unity have beenplanted in the minds of all inthe program.

“We see each other in thehallway, we talk to each otherevery chance we get,” Dorseysaid. “During two-a-days, westayed together as a family, webelieve, ‘One Falcon, One fam-ily.’ On the field and whereverwe are, we stay together.”

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Central High School’s Keith Franklin lines up to tackle Crossland’s JosephFletcher during Saturday’s game.

played on varsity, according toSwarmin’ Hornets coach EricWallich. Damascus has one ofthe top Class 3A programs inthe state and a very good teamthis year. TheHornets defeatedQuince Orchard on Friday.

“Yeah, I went,” Keene said,adding he enjoyedwatchinghis former teammates’ 19-11victory.

And how has the transi-tion been fromDamascus toPotomac?

“It’s different,” Keene said.

Keene also plays tight endand does the punting andkicking for theWolverines. Heconverted only one of his point-after tries on Saturday.

“We’re still working on thekicking,” Crump said.

What doesn’t need asmuchwork is his play at defensiveend. He and seniorMauricioReyes (who had two tacklesfor losses) weremajor factorsin Saturday’s win. For now,Crump is just happy Keene’smothermoved back home.

“He’s back where he alwaysshould have been,” Crump said.

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COLUMNContinued from Page B-1


DuVal High School’s David Olabisin (right) moves the ball against Raul Moran of visiting Bowie duringTuesday’s boys soccer game in Lanham.

Typically the biggest obstacleon the Eleanor Roosevelt HighSchool girls soccer team’s County4A League schedule is rival Bowie.And the Raiders really separatedthemselves from the rest of thefield last week by brushing asidethe Bulldogs, 5-0, with fairly littleresistance.

Speedy sophomore SheyenneBonnick led the teamwith fourgoals, three of them in the firsthalf, and junior Ashleigh Jacobsadded the fifth.

It’s Bonnick, whose speed inthe final third is unrivaled by argu-ably any county defender, whohas surfaced as Roosevelt’s (5-0 inPG 4A League) go-to scorer earlythis fall. After another three-goalperformance—her third of theyear— in Tuesday’s 7-0 victoryagainst Henry A.Wise, the strikerleads Roosevelt with 11 goals. Herfive assists rank second on theteambehind classmate NatalieHanno (6).

Roosevelt has now outscoredleague opponents 33-0 in fivegames. Senior Emma Thrift, whoscored twice againstWise, is sec-ond on the team in scoring withfive goals.

While Roosevelt appears tobe the clear early favorite to getout of the Class 4A South Region,Bladensburg has surfaced out of

seemingly nowhere as perhapsthe best team to come out of theregion’s top section. TheMustangsare currently 4-0 in the county’slarge schools’ division and thatincludes a 4-1 win over perennialcontender Charles H. Flowers. Thefive goals given up to Rooseveltremain the only scores Bowie hassurrendered. The Bulldogs haveoutscored their other four oppo-nents, 34-0.

Per usual Frederick DouglassandGwynn Park top the County3A/2A/1A Leaguewith records of5-0 and 3-0, respectively. The his-torical rivals are scheduled tomeetFriday at Douglass. The YellowJackets have outscored their firstthree opponents, 36-3. Douglasshas scored 23 goals and let up two.

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HOW THEY RANK1. Bishop McNamara2. Elizabeth Seton3. Eleanor Roosevelt4. Bowie5. Bladensburg

n Best bet: Gwynn Park atFrederick Douglass, 5 p.m.Friday. Perennially the toptwo teams in the county’ssmall schools’ division,games between these storiedrivals rarely disappoint.

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B Y J E N N I F E R B E E K M A N HOW THEY RANK1. DeMatha Catholic2. High Point3. Bladensburg4. Parkdale5. Eleanor Roosevelt

n Best bet: High Pointat Bladensburg,3 p.m. Friday.Undefeated 4Ateams square offin what could be aplayoff preview.

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B Y E R I C G O L D W E I N

St. Vincent Pallotti traveled toJohnsHopkins University on Sept.17 to watch the Blue Jays playSusquehannaUniversity in Bal-timore, an experience Panthers’coach Scott Fifield said was notonly time for bonding, but alsoone for learning.

“[JohnsHopkins] had somuchemotion andmy girls loved it,”Fifield said. Although Pallotti losttheir league opener on FridayagainstMcDonogh School, Fifieldwas happy to see his girls playing

with that same emotion they hadwitnessed at the college level justtwo days before.

“We played really well whenwe play with emotion and play to-gether as a team,” Fifield said. “Weused some of that emotionwhenwe played [McDonogh].”

Pallotti goes to collegeto play with emotion

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HOW THEY RANK

Also receiving votes: Friendly, 1.

Rank School Record Points

1. Frederick Douglass 3-0 60

2. DeMatha Catholic 2-2 54

3. Eleanor Roosevelt 3-0 48

4. Henry A. Wise 2-1 41

5. Potomac 3-0 37

6. Forestville 3-0 30

7. St. Vincent Pallotti 4-1 22

8. Riverdale Baptist 3-1 20

9. Surrattsville 2-0 10

10. Suitland 1-2 7

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

The Gazette sports staff ranks the top 10 high school footballteams in Prince George’s County each week during the season.

STANDINGSCounty 3A/2A/1A League

Division OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk

Central 1-0 — 3-0 68 14 W3Frederick Douglass 1-0 — 3-0 120 0 W3Fairmont Heights 1-0 — 3-0 104 27 W4Forestville 1-0 — 3-0 118 34 W3Potomac 1-0 — 3-0 111 28 W3Surrattsville 1-0 — 2-1 96 55 L1Friendly 0-1 1.0 2-1 69 69 L1Gwynn Park 0-1 1.0 0-3 38 100 L4Largo 0-2 1.5 1-2 60 55 L2Crossland 0-2 1.5 0-3 8 70 L10

County 4A LeagueDivision OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk

Eleanor Roosevelt 2-0 — 3-0 106 18 W7Northwestern 2-0 — 2-1 123 42 W2Henry A. Wise 2-0 — 2-1 67 53 W2Bowie 1-1 1.0 1-2 51 40 L1Charles H. Flowers 1-1 1.0 1-2 93 92 W1Laurel 1-1 1.0 1-2 53 85 L1Oxon Hill 1-1 1.0 1-2 70 58 L1Parkdale* 1-1 1.0 1-2 14 107 W1Suitland 1-1 1.0 1-2 18 60 W1Bladensburg 0-2 2.0 0-3 9 127 L6DuVal* 0-2 2.0 0-3 70 43 L4High Point 0-2 2.0 0-3 14 108 L10

* Includes forfeit

Private schoolsOverall

W-L PF PA StrkSt. Vincent Pallotti 3-1 73 47 L1Capitol Christian 2-1 60 61 W2Riverdale Baptist 2-1 96 59 W2DeMatha 1-2 75 85 L1Bishop McNamara 1-2 52 84 L1National Christian 1-2 30 64 L2

Friday’s gamesForestville 46, Virginia Academy 12Riverdale Baptist 40, Cesar Chavez 0DeMatha 47, Eastern Christian Academy 26Capitol Christian 32, Friends 8St. Mary’s Ryken 52, McNamara 26Pallotti 53, Loch Raven 7

Saturday’s gamesDouglass 38, Gwynn Park 0Wise 43, Oxon Hill 12Potomac 43, Friendly 16Roosevelt 42, High Point 0Wilson 27, Surrattsville 20DuVal 48, Parkdale 0* (Parkdale wins by forfeit)Fairmont Heights 24, Largo 12Flowers 51, Bladensburg 6Northwestern 37, Laurel 0Suitland 12, Bowie 6Central 14, Crossland 0

RushingPlayer, school Rushes Yards Avg. TDsJaret Patterson, Pallotti 86 804 9.3 7Christian Paylay, Fairmont Hghts 43 525 12.2 6Amaru Major, Surrattsville 46 504 11.0 2Jordan Washington, Forestville 41 468 11-4 6Kesean Strong, Potomac 43 458 10.7 2Justin Mack, Northwestern 32 337 10.5 4Antoine Brooks, DuVal 46 333 7.2 6Maurice Wright, Flowers 42 311 7.4 3Anthony McFarland, DeMatha 11 309 28.1 1

PassingPlayer, school Att.-Cmp. Yards Int. TDsMason Clark, Pallotti 38-64 719 4 4Amir Hall, Riverdale Baptist 46-71 718 4 10Ramar Williams, McNamara 44-67 713 5 6Emil Neugent, Potomac 29-46 529 0 8Beau English, DeMatha 26-43 398 1 1Michael Hubbard, Laurel 23-55 354 2 3Robert Harris III, Surrattsville 15-25 271 1 4

ReceivingPlayer, school Catches Yards Avg. TDsJaison Young, Riverdale Baptist 12 272 22.7 4Deron Smith, Riverdale Baptist 14 211 15.1 2Camari Murray, McNamara 7 188 26.9 1Cody Wilburn, Riverdale Baptist 12 175 14.6 3Trey Lancaster, Surrattsville 6 122 20.3 1

Coaches and team statisticians may emailseason team statistics to [email protected] noon on Mondays to be included.

LEADERSStop right there

AdamGutekunst

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E. RooseveltDouglassR. Baptist

KenSain

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ForestvillePotomac



EricGoldwein

29-691-30



ForestvillePotomac


E. RooseveltCrosslandR. Baptist

JenniferBeekman

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SurrattsvilleBoys’ Latin

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PrinceGrimes

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NorthwesternBladensburgFlowers

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SM Annapolis

FEARLESS FORECASTSThe Gazette sports staff picks the

winners of this week’s football gamesinvolving Prince George’s Countyteams. All games record includes picksmade in Montgomery County. Hereare this week’s selections:

Prince George’s County recordAll games

Capitol Christian at MergenthalerLargo at FriendlySt. John’s College at DeMathaSurrattsville at CentralPallotti at Boys’ LatinSuitland at DuValWise at BowieForestville at Fairmont HeightsGwynn Park at PotomacHigh Point at NorthwesternParkdale at BladensburgFlowers at LaurelEleanor Roosevelt at Oxon HillDouglass at CrosslandSt. Mary’s Annapolis at Riverdale BaptistNational Christian’s game vs.John F. Kennedy was cancelled

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Northwestern High School’s Justin Mack tackles Laurel quarter-back Michael Hubbard during Saturday’s football game in Laurel.

WALLACE BARRON PHOTOGRAPHY

Friendly High School quarterback Tarik Smith III looks for yardage duringSaturday’s game at Potomac. The Fort Washington school is playing in newuniforms and equipment paid for by Friendly High graduate Joe Haden III ofthe Cleveland Browns and his father. The school is honoring them this week.

Friendly High School’s sched-uled home game against Largo onFriday will be called Joe Haden IIIDay.

The Pro Bowl cornerback ofthe National Football League’sCleveland Browns graduated fromFriendly in 2007 before going tocollege at the University of Florida.

In 2010, he was drafted by theBrowns in the first round of theNFL draft. A Fort Washington na-tive, Haden has regularly givenback to the school where he be-came a top-recruit in the country.He and his father provided newuniforms and equipment for thePatriots this season and said theyplan to do so each year.

He’ll be in town for this week-end’s game, and Friendly plans tohonor him.

“It’s just good to know thatyou got somebody that was outhere — this same practice field —practicing and made it,” Friendlycoach Vaughn Smith said. “And

that gives these kids a chance tosay, ‘Coach I want to be like him. Ican make it like him.”

DuVal forfeits winParkdale High School Athletic

Director Brian Moore confirmedwith The Gazette that DuValwill forfeit its victory over thePanthers. The Tigers won on thefield, 48-0, Saturday.

The forfeit stems from anopen-gym violation during theoffseason, where a player trans-ferring from Parkdale to DuValwas deemed to be improperlyin DuVal’s facilities before thetransfer was complete.

The win would have beenDuVal’s first of the season, butinstead the Tigers fall to 0-3. Theywill try again on Saturday whenplay host to defending County 4ALeague champion Suitland (1-2).

And despite not scoring apoint for the second consecutivegame, Parkdale (1-2) has its firstwin of the season. The Panthersare set to play Bladensburg (0-3)on Saturday.

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n Rams get two earlyscores, keep Bulldogs outuntil the final minute

BY KYLE RUSSELL

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

The Suitland High Schoolfootball team earned its firstvictory of the season on Satur-day, holding off a late charge byvisiting Bowie for a 12-6 win.

The Rams (1-2) marcheddown the field on their open-ing drive, covering 75 yards onnine straight runs capped by a15-yard touchdown carry fromRakeem Darden. Two posses-sions later, Suitland capitalizedon excellent field position witha Marlon Brown sneak for ascore from a yard out.

The 12 points proved to beall the Rams needed, but coachEdShieldsknowsthathissquadwill need to play better if theywant to contend for a playoffberth.

“We made mistakes and wedidn’t take advantage of someopportunities, but that’s be-cause we have a young team,”Shields said. “We tried to bemore patient this week withwhat we were doing, and justtrying to keep our young guysout of bad situations. I think wegot better from last week, andwe need to take another step toget even better.”

The Suitland defense didall they could to keep the Ramsahead, forcing four turnovers(three interceptions and a fum-ble), and stopping three fourth-downconversionattempts.TheBulldogs (1-2) scored their onlypoints on their final possessionof the game, with just 50 sec-onds left to play.

“Our defense has been themost improved unit this sea-son,” Shields said. “If you lookat the Potomac scores, the of-fense gave up three of thosetouchdowns, and if you lookat the Roosevelt scores, the of-fense gave up two of those. Youcan’t win like that. So they have

been getting better -- barringa missed assignment that costus some points -- but I thoughtthat they played really hard.”

Bowie was led offensivelyby quarterback Jordan Green,who finished with 104 yardspassing and a rushing touch-down. Marvin Ransom pacedthe receivers with 81 yards onsix catches, and Chris Stew-art finished with 28 yards onthe ground to lead all runningbacks. Three of the Bulldogsturnovers came in Suitland ter-ritory, including interceptionsin the end zone and on the3-yard line.

“Our guys didn’t reallycome to play early on,” Bowiecoach Jae Jackson said. “Turn-overs, mistakes, miscues, pen-alties, we shot ourselves in thefoot and we couldn’t recoup.The offense didn’t really get ittogether -- we were in the redzone a couple of times and wecame out with nothing -- thoseare the type of things we haveto correct against good teams,because our next three or fourgames are against good teams.”

The Bulldogs play host toHenry A. Wise next Saturday (2p.m. kickoff), a team they beat34-7 last season. The Pumasbring a 2-1 record into the con-test, coming off of a 43-12 routof Oxon Hill.

“Wise is a great team witha great coaching staff, and aconsistent playoff contender”Jackson said. “It’s just anotherroad block that we have to tryto overcome. Our kids have tobelieve in ourselves that we canbeat them, and get back on thewinning road.”

The Rams travel to face adangerous DuVal squad in arematch of last year’s 4A SouthRegion championship game.

“DuVal is always a toughteam, and always plays ustough,” Shields said. “We havehad some battles in the past,and they are probably a littlemore mature than we are atthis stage. We’ve got to comeout and play hard, and we’ll seewhat happens.”

Suitland holds on forthe win, beating Bowie

n Eagles easily defeatGwynn Park

BY PRINCE J. GRIMESSTAFF WRITER

Frederick Douglass HighSchool’s football team cameup with yet another dominantdefensive performance Satur-day in a 38-0 win against rivalGwynn Park.

TheundefeatedEagleshaveyet to allow a point in threegames this season, and GwynnPark, who many thought wouldgive Douglass its best challengethus far, found out why.

An unrelenting pass rushkept Gwynn Park quarter-back Aaron Parker scramblingall day, and physical play atthe line of scrimmage over-whelmed the Yellow Jacketsoffense.

The only reason GwynnPark’s defense got a rest wasbecause the offense commit-ted so many penalties that itwas hard to tell which way theywere supposed to be movingthe ball.

Douglass coach J.C.Pinkney said his team has ma-tured from last year and he ex-pected the defense to play aswell as it has this season.

“When we returned asmany kids as we did from lastyear’s team — and I thoughtwe were pretty good last year —it’s just, we couldn’t get out ourown way in some instances lastyear,” Pinkney said. “But withthe offseason that we had andthe focus of the guys and thecamaraderie, I just felt like thiswould be a really special group.And every week we’re trying toprove and be that. So, as longas we stay healthy, and we keepmaking good decisions, I feelgood about this team.”

It didn’t take long for thegame to get out of hand onSaturday as the Eagles wereclicking. A running back “bycommittee” backfield kick-started the offense late in thefirst quarter and Mikale Makle

scored the first touchdown on a1-yard run to give Douglass an8-0 lead.

On their next possession,Douglass gave Gwynn Park anopportunity to steal the mo-mentum back when Eaglesquarterback Devin Butler wasintercepted on an incredibleplay made by a Yellow Jacketdefender. But instead of takingadvantage, Gwynn Park movedsofarbackwardsthat theyfaceda fourth down with 56 yards togo before finally punting. Mostof the negative yardage camefrom penalties, but Douglassdefensive end Marcus Bowmanadded to Gwynn Park’s miseryduring the series by sackingParker for a 10-yard loss.

Gwynn Park coach DannyHayes said his team’s youthshowed.

“That’s what’s killing usright now, is a lot of penalties.It’s really doing us in,” Hayessaid. “But like I said, we’reyoung. We only have two start-ers coming back from last year.So, we’re just young and juststarting to figure things out.”

Douglass would score onits next two possessions: on a12-yard quarterback keeper byButler and a 20-yard pass fromButler to Makle to give the Ea-gles a 22-0 lead at halftime.

Things immediately wentfrom bad to worst for GwynnPark in the second half whenthey muffed the third quarterkickoff. Two plays later, AkivaWedge scored for Douglass ona run from a yard out. Butlersaid the Eagles spread the ballaround well offensively.

“We [were] able to spreadthe wealth,” Butler said. “No-body got selfish. We handedthe ball off. I did my thing — fedthe receivers. The line alwaysworking hard for us. We justspread the wealth.”

Makle said the Douglassdefense wants to make schoolhistory.

“We just take one game at atime,” Makle said.

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FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

B Y P R I N C E J . G R I M E S

n Company one of the firstto can instead of bottle

Sly FoxBrewery inPott-stown, Pa., is a rapidly growingbrewerynowselling infive statesin theMid-Atlantic region aswellasNewYork andWashington,D.C. Starting as a Phoenixville,Pa., brewpub in 1996, thepro-ductionbrewing facilitywasadded in 2004 and relocatedand expanded in 2012. Brewingin 2014 is expected tobe 21,000barrels, about a 40percentgrowthover 2013.

Sly Foxproduces five year-roundbeers: Phoenix Pale Ale,HellesGoldenLager, Route 113IPA, 360 IPA, and their best sell-ing PikelandPils, aGreat Ameri-canBeer Festival goldmedalwinner. Thebrewery alsomakesfive seasonal beers:OktoberfestLager,Odyssey Imperial IPA,ChristmasAle, RoyalWeisse, andGrisette, a relative of theBelgianSaison style.

Brewmaster BrianO’Reillyhas beenwith Sly Fox since 2002and is noted for his interpreta-tions of classic Belgian andGer-man styles. Thebrewery bottlesa number of specialty beers dur-ing the year totaling 40-50 stylesin 2013, about half ofwhich areavailable commercially in cansor 22-ouncebottles,with the re-mainder only sold ondraft.

Sly Foxwas thefirst breweryin theMid-Atlantic region toinstall a canning line andmanyof its beers are available only incans.

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n New theater groupdelves into effects ofsuicide on everyone

BY KIRSTY GROFF

STAFFWRITER

Traumatic life experiencescan shake people to their coresin various ways, and the facadesfriends and family try to keep inplace during despair can comedown in various ways — an ef-

fect playwright anddirectorWil-liam Leary explores in his play“Masquerade.”

This is the second produc-tion forWolf PackTheatreCom-pany, which Leary founded latelast year. Theplay follows six rel-atives of a recent suicide victim,and the family members havegathered inachurchtomakethefinal arrangements.

Leary works with Com-munity Crisis Services, Inc.,a local organization that pro-vides a crisis hotline for those

facing challenges, includingsuicide ideation. The inspira-tion for “Masquerade” camefrom a friend of Leary’s whohad attempted suicide in highschool but survived, though hesustained brain damage in theprocess. While writing his play,however, Leary kept comingback to the supporting charac-ters and their experiences.

“I really wanted to tell theirstory — what happens aftersomeone completes a suicide,”Leary said. “I wanted to show

theiremotions inanhonestway:the anger, the grief, the blame,butmostofall thequestions thatgounanswered.”

The topic of suicide has ap-peared inpublic forumsrecentlydue to the high-profile case ofRobin Williams, who commit-ted suicideonAug. 11, 2014. Thepervasive nature of the eventled to many discussions aboutthe feelings and reasoning sur-rounding a suicide, and the ef-

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Carol Calhoun (left), Sarah Scott, Alie Kamara, and Kelly Richards rehearse a scene from Wolfpack Theatre Company’s production of “Masquerade” at theCharis Center for the Arts in Bowie Sept. 18.

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IN THE ARTS

fect was not lost on the cast and crew of“Masquerade.”

“During the rehearsal process, weheard about Robin Williams and oneactor found out two of her high schoolfriends had committed suicide,” Learysaid. “It’s been a bit tricky at times, andit’s reallyopenedupa lotofpeople’seyesas far as, ‘This can happen to anyone.’Suicide isn’t somebody else’s problem,and it isn’t a situation where someonecansaythey’veneverbeenaffectedby it.”

Wolf Pack Theatre Company is stillnew, and as such it can be hard to fundcertain productions. While Leary ap-plied for and was awarded a grant fromthe Prince George’s County Arts andHumanities Council, he also turned tounconventional means to fund his newproject.

Kickstarter is a Web site where any-one can donate as little or as much asthey want to a project of their choice —but each proposed project only has 30days from creation to raise the money,or they don’t receive any of it. Learymetand surpassed his goal of $1,000, tak-ing in $1,325 to use toward producing“Masquerade.” While it may appear tobe amodest amount for a theatrical pro-duction, he was happy with the moneyreceived.

“Too often people think theater hastobeexpensive,has tohavea lotofflashylights and big names,” he said. “To me,true theater is based inhonesty and real-ism, and ‘Masquerade’ keeps a realisticset and realistic tone.”

Just as the community helped Learyout,heaimstogivebackthroughhispro-ductions. His primary goal forWolf PackTheatre Company is to focus efforts onnew writers or to pursue shows that fol-

lowa social issue—or sometimesboth.Proceeds from “Masquerade” will

go to various local suicide prevention ef-forts, and he has plans to donate fundsfrom future productions to related orga-nizations in the area andbeyond.

“One thing that we really try to dois give back to the community,” he said.“I was lucky enough that I had a coregroupof peoplewhohave supportedmethroughout the years when I’ve madebad choices, and I want someone else tohave that opportunity.”

While the productionwill be directlyhelping those considering suicide, hehopes the play also resonates with thoseunfamiliarwithwhatgoes intoplaywhenconsideringtakingone’s lifeaswellas theaftermath followingacompletedsuicide.Misconceptions abound, and hopefullywitnessing the feelings of the charactersin “Masquerade” will shed light on thesubject.

“People consider suicide to be aselfish act,” Leary said, “but the persondoesn’t feel they’re being selfish— theysee this as a way to release everyone elsefrom the anger, the blame, the concern.And that’s one thing I’m trying to makeclear, that it’s not black andwhite. Thereare shades of gray and other things thatgo along with that act other than thedeath of oneperson.”

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Formed in 2009 at the New England Con-servatory ofMusic in Boston, the Excelsa Quar-tet has been performing sweetmusic in theUnited State and overseas.

The group is the University ofMaryland’sGraduate Fellowship String Quartet for 2013-2016. They are set to perform at the GildenhornRecital Hall at 5 p.m. on Friday, as presented bytheUMDSchool ofMusic.

This will be the quartet’s debut perfor-mance of the season, with AntonWebern’sLangsamer Satz, Alfred Schnittke’s String Quar-tet No. 3 and Bedrich Smetana’s String QuartetNo. 1 in EMinor “FromMy Life.”

The group ismade up of Laura Colgate andAudreyWright on violin, Valentina Shohdy onviola, and Kacy Clopton on the cello.

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The Excelsa String Quartet is set to perform “From My Life,” on Friday at the GildenhornRecital Hall at The Clarice in College Park.

For 20 years, the blues quartet of Demian Lewis,WaverlyMilor, JasonWalker and Randy Ball, hasworked and played together as the bandHard Swim-min’ Fish.

As withmost hard-swimmin’ fish, the band takestwists and turns to get to where they’re going— inthis case, it’s playing varying styles of bluesmusic.

The quartet will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday atthe NewDeal Cafe in Greenbelt.

Hard Swimmin’ Fish plays a range of styles fromthe country blues ofMississippi and The Piedmont,to urban Chicago-style blues with a little funk andNewOrleans’ soul thrown in for goodmeasure. Thatversatility allows the group to play either acoustic orelectric shows.

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The blues quartet Hard Swimmin’ Fish will be performing at the New Deal Cafe inGreenbelt on Friday.

This weekend, the badguy (or gal) will be caught forthe final time in Laurel. Afterthat, you’re all on your own!Mwahahahahahaha!

OK, it’s a little early forHalloween, but the big bad-die will be apprehended onemore time on Sunday to closeout LaurelMill Playhouse’srun of Agatha Christie’s “TheMousetrap.”

The play, which firstopened in 1952 and has sincegone on to havemore than25,000 performance aroundthe world, begins innocentlyenough—with the death ofa woman namedMaureenLyon. Hey, you can’t have a

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It goes on from there, butreally, I can’t do it justice bytalking about it. You’ll justhave to head to LaurelMillPlayhouse to see for yourself.And remember, when youfind out the big twist, keep itto yourself. Agatha Christiewould have wanted you todo that!

Tickets for the show are$20, with $15 tickets avail-able for students, seniorsand activemilitary. Formoreinformation, visit laurelmill-playhouse.org or call 301-452-2557.

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2013 Jeep Patriot.....#V007888B, 35,976 Miles......................$16,495

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2012 Jetta SE.....#VL90088, Gray, 31,472 Miles......................$16,999

2012 Tiguan SE CPO.....#V577336A, Blacl, 24,990 Miles........$18,995

2012 Honda Civic.....#V537179C, Blue, 21,194 Miles.............$19,995

2014 Honda CR-V...#V508233A, Silver, 2,746 Miles.................$21,995

2011 Mercedes C-300...#V021472A, Black, 85,841 Miles......$21,995

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$18,995

2011 Mini Cooper CountryMan S............... $22,595#526051A, Auto, 29K Miles, 1-Owner, True Blue

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2007 Toyota Camry SE Sedan.......................... $10,995#G0033, Automatic, Turqoise, 4 cyl 2.4L Engine

2010 Toyota Prius V Sedan.......................................$16,995#G0032, Automatic, 1-Owner, Navigation

2010 Honda CR-V EX-L SUV.............................. $18,595#526501A, 1-Owner, 36K Miles, Auto, Urban Titanium


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2007 Volkswagen Jetta

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2012 Mitsubishi Galant ES

$17,977#P9104, Automatic, Leather,1-Owner, 27KMiles

2012 Honda Accord SE

$14,977#E0430, Automatic,1-Owner, 39KMiles

2012 Honda Civix LX

$15,977#546033A,Automatic, 1-Owner,46KMiles

2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe2014 NISSAN ROGUE SELECT AWD

#29014 w/Bluetooth2 At This Price: VINS: 706267, 706165

#131152 At This Price: VINS: 117931, 124011

2015 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S

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2014 NISSAN VERSA NOTE S

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2011 Ford Escape XLT

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2011 Infiniti M37 Sedan

$19,977#442045A, Automatic,1-Owner, Navigation,38kMiles

2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI

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